A recent national poll by Reuters/Ipsos revealed a significant partisan divide over the U.S. military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, following the weekend attacks that were announced by President Donald Trump on Saturday evening. The survey, conducted after the strikes, found that 36% of adult Americans supported the airstrikes, while 45% opposed, and 18% expressed uncertainty or skipped the question. Republicans showed strong support for the attacks, with 69% in favor of Trump’s decision to conduct the aerial strikes, while 17% opposed. In contrast, Democrats demonstrated strong opposition, with only 13% supporting the attacks and nearly three-quarters opposing.
The survey also indicated that 35% of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of Iran, with a partisan divide evident, as 70% of Republicans, 10% of Democrats, and 28% of independents gave the president a thumbs up on his actions. However, some independent experts have expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the strikes, with satellite imagery suggesting that Iran’s nuclear capabilities were far from being destroyed. Trump himself claimed that the strikes were a